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When the Bough Breaks: Ending the Stigma, Shame and Silence of Postpartum Mood Disorders
Contrary to the popular belief that pregnancy is a biologically protective and emotionally joyful time, women are actually quite vulnerable to a spectrum of psychiatric disorders throughout the perinatal period – the time around pregnancy and postpartum. This range of disorders, more commonly referred to under the umbrella term of postpartum depression, is more accurately reflected by the terms postpartum or perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). In fact, 1 in 7 women who become pregnant will experience a mental health disorder during the course of their pregnancy or in the postpartum period, making PMADs the most common complication of childbirth. Additionally, 50% of women diagnosed with PMADs postpartum had an onset of their symptoms during pregnancy.
Mental Disorders in Children
Like adults, children can suffer from a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in children and teens can be especially challenging, but is critical. Untreated mental disorders in childhood do not resolve on their own and can cause difficulties at home and in school.
Understanding Men’s Emotional Baggage
As a woman, you can easily understand when your female friends suffer from emotional difficulties. Unlike your female relationships, dealing with your husband’s emotions may make you frustrated and confused. Like women, men often experience bouts of anger, sadness and depression. However, men may display their emotions differently, causing you to wonder why he acts the way he does and wondering what you can do to help him deal with his emotional baggage.
Understanding Child Psychology
Like adults, children can suffer from emotional disorders. A specific branch of mental health, child psychology focuses on certain problems and disorders common in children and teens. Child psychology can help smooth out difficult transitions in a child’s life as well as provide assistance for families dealing with behavioral problems.
Pregnant Symptoms But Not Pregnant
When a woman becomes pregnant, her body changes in many ways–some good, some bad. Certain symptoms of pregnancy can be misleading because they’re not a guaranteed indicator of pregnancy. Many, in fact, can be attributed to other conditions. Particularly in the case of women who have never been pregnant, it’s easy to mistake such symptoms for those of an actual pregnancy.